Identification and use of very long chain dicarboxylic acids for disease diagnosis, chemoprevention, and treatment

a dicarboxylic acid and long chain technology, applied in the field of biomarker compounds, can solve the problems of many people reluctant to undergo such procedures, and none of these conjectured lipid candidates have been synthesized as analytical standards to validate structural assumptions, so as to reduce the prevalence and increase the risk of cancer

Inactive Publication Date: 2018-04-05
LINCOLN MEMORIAL UNIV
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[0007]It has been found that a decrease in the prevalence of certain long-chain hydrocarbon biomarker masses is often a prelude to a cancer diagnosis. Therefore, screening for low levels of specific identified long-chain hydrocarbon biomarkers has potential as a useful tool for early identification of cancer risk and as an indicator for additional cancer testing. In particular, heightened cancer risk or incipient cancer (for example, colorectal cancer or pancreatic cancer) is correlated with decrements in the presence of very-long chain dicarboxylic acids (VLCD

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However, although there currently exists several early detection screening programs, such as colonoscopy, which have proven effective at detecting colorectal cancer, many people are reluctant to undergo such procedures due to cost and perceived invasiveness.
However, since the lipids have yet to be synthesized as analytical standards, these lipids have been previously misassigned as vi

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[0040]Reference will now be made to the example embodiments of the present general inventive concept, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings and illustrations. The example embodiments are described herein in order to explain the present general inventive concept by referring to the figures. The following detailed description is provided to assist the reader in gaining a comprehensive understanding of the structures and fabrication techniques described herein. Accordingly, various changes, modification, and equivalents of the structures and fabrication techniques described herein will be suggested to those of ordinary skill in the art. The progression of fabrication operations described are merely examples, however, and the sequence type of operations is not limited to that set forth herein and may be changed as is known in the art, with the exception of operations necessarily occurring in a certain order. Also, description of well-known functions and construc...

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A method for determining colorectal cancer risk includes obtaining a blood sample of the subject, isolating serum or EDTA plasma from the blood sample, analyzing the serum or EDTA plasma to determine plasma levels of very long chain dicarboxylic acid (VLCDCA 28:4), comparing the determined plasmas level of VLCDCA 28:4 of the subject with a predetermined range of plasma levels of VLCDCA 28:4 of diagnosed subjects having colorectal cancer, and determining a colorectal cancer risk exists when the determined plasma level of VLCDCA 28:4 is within the predetermined range of plasma levels of VLCDCA.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]Not ApplicableSTATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY-SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT[0002]Not ApplicableBACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION1. Field of Invention[0003]The present general inventive concept relates to biomarker compounds used in detection of diseases, and more specifically, to very long chain dicarboxylic acids (hereinafter “VLDCA” or “VLDCAs”) and methods of using VLDCAs as biomarkers for the detection, chemoprevention, and treatment of various diseases, including, but not limited to, colorectal cancer and kidney cancer. The identified VLCDAs are endogenous anti-inflammatory and anti-proliferative lipids specific to humans.2. Description of the Related Art[0004]Cancer is a type of disease in which abnormal cells begin to divide without control and which can potentially invade other tissues. Cancer cells may spread to various parts of a patient's body through the patient's blood and / or lymph system. There are many types of cancers, of whic...

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IPC IPC(8): A61K31/202A61K31/336G01N33/92
CPCA61K31/202G01N33/92A61K31/336G01N33/57419G01N2800/50G01N33/57438G01N33/57407G01N2800/102G01N2800/7085G01N2560/00
Inventor WOOD, PAUL L.
Owner LINCOLN MEMORIAL UNIV
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